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Participants attend a ceremony supporting the countrys military and government servants in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)World
Thousands march in Yangon to support Myanmar military

More than 2,000 Army supporters, including Buddhist nationalists and monks, took part in the march.

30 Oct 2017 7:07 AM IST

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. (Photo: AP)World
Chinese foreign minister to visit Delhi for Dec summit

Wang's visit is regarded significant as it would set the tone for Mr Xi's policy approach to India in his second term.

30 Oct 2017 5:45 AM IST

George, who is the third-in-line to the British throne, had started his term at a primary school near the familys Kensington Palace home in central London last month. (Photo: AP)World
Prince George on ISIS hit list, intelligence concerned about school...

British intelligence officials are believed to be regularly monitoring the messaging service for ISIS activity.

29 Oct 2017 6:55 PM IST

Police confiscated several weapons, ammunition and documents during the operations at several addresses, Anadolu Agency said. (representational Image | Photo: File)World
Turkey detains 61 people over suspected Islamic State links: Anadolu

Counter-terrorism police raided houses in Bursa, a northwestern province of Turkey.

29 Oct 2017 6:47 PM IST

The development marks Xi Jinpings rise as countrys most powerful leader in decades. (Photo: AFP)World
Safeguard Chinese territory: Xi to Tibetan herdsmen near Arunachal...

Xi told the herding family from Lhunze County, near the Himalayas to set down roots in the border area.

29 Oct 2017 6:18 PM IST

The Left-Green Movements Katrin Jakobsdottir, will likely get a chance to form a narrow majority in parliament. (Photo: AP)World
Iceland snap election: final vote counts point toward left leaning...

Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, ousted the centre-right government.

29 Oct 2017 6:01 PM IST

Carles Puigdemont, whose regional government was dismissed by Spanish PM, accused Madrid of premeditated aggression. (Photo: AP)World
Peaceful democratic opposition' to Madrid's rule, says sacked...

The secessionists say a referendum on Oct 1 gave them a mandate for independence.

29 Oct 2017 5:47 PM IST

A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. AFPWorld
Myanmar's tourism dreams on steady decline in lieu of Rohingya crisis

Ever since the bloodshed broke out in late August, tourism operators have witnessed a cascade of cancellations and...

29 Oct 2017 5:13 PM IST

The appeal of erecting physical border barriers waned after the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989. (Photo: AFP)World
Pakistan realeases 68 Indian fisherman in a goodwill gesture

Fishermen from Pakistan and India are frequently detained for illegally fishing in each other's territorial waters.

29 Oct 2017 4:53 PM IST

A visiting dual Kashmiri and British citizenship holder exchanging British pounds at a remittance shop in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir city of Mirpur, which is known as \Little England.\ (Photo: AFP)World
In Mirpur, Pak's Little England'emigrant families fear economic...

Many Mirpur residents are counting less and less on support from their relatives in Britain.

29 Oct 2017 4:27 PM IST

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Photo: AP)World
Hillary Clinton gets reminder about FBI investigation, quips oh is...

Comey shocked the country when he informed Congress about reopening FBI investigation into Clinton's use of a private...

29 Oct 2017 4:02 PM IST

At least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesias Sumatra Island. (Representational Image)World
Afghanistan: Earthquake of 5.7 magnitude felt in Hindu Kush region

No loss of life or property has been reported so far.

29 Oct 2017 3:42 PM IST

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